Overview of the events of 2007 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2007.
Events
New books
Fiction
Genre fiction
- Joe Abercrombie – Before They Are Hanged (March 15, second of The First Law series)
- Christopher Barzak – One For Sorrow (August 28)
- Jim Butcher – White Night (April 3, Harry Dresden No. 9)
- Michael Chabon – The Yiddish Policemen's Union (May 1)
- Hal Duncan – Ink (February 2, second in The Book of All Hours series)
- Warren Ellis – Crooked Little Vein (July 24)
- Steven Erikson – Reaper's Gale (April 24, seventh in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series)
- Justin Evans – A Good and Happy Child (May 22)
- William Gibson – Spook Country (August 7)
- Ed Greenwood – Dark Lord (September, first in the Falconfar series)
- Tanith Lee – Piratica III: The Family Sea (third in The Piratica Series)
- Scott Lynch – Red Seas Under Red Skies (July 31, second in the Gentleman Bastard series)
- Richard K. Morgan – Th1rte3n (June 26)
- Ian McDonald – Brasyl (May 1)
- Chuck Palahniuk – Rant: An Oral History of Buster Casey (May 1)
- Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child – The Wheel of Darkness
- Risa – Battle of Demons (華鬼, Hana Oni, first print (book) publication, July 31)
- Lucius Shepard – Softspoken (April 15)
- Jeffrey Thomas – Deadstock (February 27)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (died 1973; with Christopher Tolkien and Alan Lee) – The Children of Húrin
- Catherynne M. Valente – The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (October 30, second in the Orphan's Tales series)
Children and young people
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Deaths
- January 11 – Robert Anton Wilson, American author and conspiracy researcher (born 1932)[13]
- January 19 – Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian journalist (born 1954; murdered)[14]
- January 23 – Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist (born 1932)[15]
- January 27 – Herbert Reinecker, German novelist, dramatist and screenwriter (born 1914)[16]
- January 30 – Sidney Sheldon, American writer (born 1917)[17]
- February 22 – Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author, painter, and art collector (born 1918)[18]
- March 2 – Henri Troyat, French writer and historian (born 1911)[19]
- February 16 – Sheridan Morley, English critic and biographer (born 1941)
- March 30 – Michael Dibdin, British crime writer (born 1947)[20]
- April 1 – Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author (born 1926)[21]
- April 3 – Marion Eames, Welsh novelist writing mainly in Welsh (born 1921)[22]
- April 11 – Kurt Vonnegut, American satirical novelist (born 1922)[23]
- April 23 – David Halberstam, American journalist and historian (born 1934| road accident)[24]
- May 8 – Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (born 1933)
- May 17 – Lloyd Alexander, American author (born 1924)[25]
- June 3 – Suzanne Robert, French Canadian novelist (born 1948)
- June 21 – Douglas Hill, Canadian science fiction author and reviewer (born 1935)
- June 27 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (born 1905)
- July 31 – Margaret Avison, Canadian poet (born 1918)
- August 3 – John Gardner, British author of James Bond continuation novels (born 1926)[26]
- September 3 – Mária Szepes, Hungarian novelist and screenwriter (born 1908)
- September 4 – Zenia Larsson, Polish-Swedish writer and sculptor of Jewish descent (born 1922)
- September 6 – Madeleine L'Engle, American novelist (born 1918)[27]
- September 16 – Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney, Jr.), American fantasy and historical novelist (born 1948)[28]
- October 19 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor and painter (born 1925)
- October 22 – Ève Curie, French author, daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie (born 1904)[29]
- November 10 – Norman Mailer, American novelist, journalist and playwright (born 1923)[30]
- November 12 – Ira Levin, American novelist, dramatist and songwriter (born 1929)[31]
- November 19 – Magda Szabó, Hungarian novelist, dramatist and essayist (born 1917)[32]
- November 27 – Jane Rule, Canadian novelist (born 1931)
- November 28 – Elly Beinhorn, German pilot and author (born 1907)[33]
- December 22 – Julien Gracq, French novelist, critic and poet (born 1910)[34]
- December 27 – Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (born 1920)[35]
Awards
Australia
Canada
Europe
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Other
See also
Notes
- Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press. ISBN 9780198715542.
References
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- ^ "'Harry Potter' tale is fastest-selling book in history". International Herald Tribune. July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
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- ^ "Pratchett funds Alzheimer's study". BBC News. March 13, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
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- ^ "Dejan Stojanović, Ples Vremena, Konras, Beograd, 2007". Internet Archive.
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- ^ Brittain, Victoria (January 25, 2007). "Obituary: Ryszard Kapuściński". The Guardian. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (September 1, 2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.
- ^ "Sidney Sheldon, Author of Steamy Novels, Dies at 89". New York Times. January 31, 2007.
- ^ Dan van der Vat (March 5, 2007). "Obituary: Lothar-Günther Buchheim". The Guardian.
- ^ Staff writers (March 5, 2007). "Eminent French writer Troyat dies". BBC News. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
- ^ Christopher Hawtree (April 4, 2007). "Guardian obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Driss Chraïbi | Moroccan writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ J. Beverley Smith. "Eames, Marion Griffith (Williams, Gwladys Marion Griffith) (1921-2007), historical novelist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Kurt Vonnegut, Writer of Classics of the American Counterculture, Dies at 84". The New York Times. April 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Coté, John (April 23, 2007). "Author David Halberstam killed in Menlo Park". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Julia Eccleshare (July 6, 2007). "Lloyd Alexander". The Guardian. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Arnie (August 7, 2007). "John Gardner; Thriller writer who revived Bond". The Independent. London. p. 35.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (September 8, 2007). "Madeleine L'Engle, Writer of Children's Classics, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Jordan". Obituaries. The Daily Telegraph. September 21, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Eve Curie Labouisse, Mother's Biographer, Dies at 102". New York Timesauthor=Margalit Fox. October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Author Norman Mailer dies at 84". BBC News. Entertainment. November 10, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ Thurber, Jon (November 14, 2007). "Ira Levin, 78; his novels include 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Stepford Wives'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Gömöri, George (November 28, 2007). "Obituary: Magda Szabó". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Cece, Beata. "Elly Beinhorn - In search of adventure". Airbus. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Julien Gracq, 97, Iconoclastic French Surrealist Writer". The New York Times. December 24, 2007.
- ^ "Jaan Kross, Estonia's best known writer, dies at 87". International Herald Tribune. December 27, 2007.
- ^ Faculty of Arts, 2007, Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Linden MacIntyre, Retrieved 11/16/2012
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- ^ Hahn 2015, p. 653
- ^ Hahn 2015, p. 661